How donkeys digging wells help life thrive in the desert
For thousands of years, horses and donkeys have been some of our species' most important partners.
Plants & Animals
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Polluted Lebanon lake spews out tonnes of dead fish
Tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the shore of a highly polluted lake in eastern Lebanon in the past few days, an official said Thursday.
Environment
Apr 29, 2021
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Humanity taking 'colossal risk' with our future: Nobels
The failure to halt climate change, the destruction of nature and other intertwined global crises poses an existential risk to humanity, ten Nobel laureates said Thursday following the first-ever Nobel Prize Summit.
Environment
Apr 29, 2021
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Fourth flight postponed for Mars Ingenuity helicopter
NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter missed its fourth scheduled flight on Thursday, with the space agency blaming a software glitch and vowing to try again the next day.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2021
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Partnerships between researchers, policymakers and practitioners improve early childhood education
Research-practice partnerships (RPPs), long-term collaborations between researchers, policy makers and practitioners, represent an especially promising strategy for making sure that all children benefit from early childhood ...
Education
Apr 29, 2021
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Small galaxies likely played important role in evolution of the Universe
A new study led by University of Minnesota astrophysicists shows that high-energy light from small galaxies may have played a key role in the early evolution of the Universe. The research gives insight into how the Universe ...
Astronomy
Apr 29, 2021
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Icebreaker's cyclone encounter reveals faster sea ice decline
In August 2016 a massive storm on par with a Category 2 hurricane churned in the Arctic Ocean. The cyclone led to the third-lowest sea ice extent ever recorded. But what made the Great Arctic Cyclone of 2016 particularly ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 29, 2021
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A silver lining for extreme electronics
Tomorrow's cutting-edge technology will need electronics that can tolerate extreme conditions. That's why a group of researchers led by Michigan State University's Jason Nicholas is building stronger circuits today.
Materials Science
Apr 29, 2021
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Discarded ostrich shells provide timeline for our early African ancestors
Archeologists have learned a lot about our ancestors by rummaging through their garbage piles, which contain evidence of their diet and population levels as the local flora and fauna changed over time.
Archaeology
Apr 29, 2021
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Vision for ultra-precision ag: Machine learning, plant sensing, robots tending crops
A gardener hoping for a crop of the juiciest summer tomatoes might tend to each and every plant in a plot. But a farmer working to feed the world?
Agriculture
Apr 29, 2021
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